GO. GO. GO.
This year, on Thurs. Oct. 10, 2024, the “Girls Swim & Dive” team headed out to John Glenn Middle School in Maplewood to seize their win.
Like many other sports, although the swim team has lost many senior swimmers, the Bears are still striving forward against tough currents swim times and a new environment.
The swim team has been consistently practicing for two to two and a half hours for six days of the week to lower their times by the getting home as late as 8 p.m.
With a fairly young team, team bonding has been essential to cultivating a successful environment with strong team spirit. BGSD has been going to apple orchards together, playing minigolf, and filming funny reels on the team’s Instagram, @bgsdspeedsters.
“Swimming is a sport where you can support each other even though it’s so individual,” said Kyra Sharma ‘25, a senior captain who has been swimming for six to seven years. Even if a swimmer’s head is underwater, the team can often be heard screaming and cheering for each other on the ends of the lanes.
On Saturday Oct. 11, the Bears headed out to Oak Grove Middle School for True Team Sections, a competition prizing the idea that “every team member’s performance counts towards the team’s score in competition”, according to their website.
In the Girls 200m Freestyle, Karin Lund ‘25 had a final time of 2:04.79, securing her spot for 2nd along with Thea Caswell ‘28 (2.11.04) and Lily Guerrera ‘29 (2.11.63), earning 5th and 6th place respectively, out of 24 people.
With every team member’s score counting towards points, the swim team placed 2nd overall with 927 points, staying on track with their goals and milestones. The girls swim team continues to work hard, falling back into their rhythm, for their next meet at HOME against Mound Westonka on October 23.
